Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Mitchell Starc Powers Australia to Series-Leveling Win Over Bangladesh
Australia played Bangladesh in the second Test match in Mackay.
Australia had lost the first Test in Darwin.
Mitchell Starc bowled extremely well and took 10 wickets in the match.
Bangladesh scored only 64 runs in its first innings.
Australia then scored 210 runs, with Cameron Green making 67.
Bangladesh was dismissed again for 95 runs.
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon also took important wickets.
Australia won by an innings and 51 runs, so the two-match series was drawn.
The match lasted only two days.
Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets as Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay.
Bangladesh were dismissed for 64 and 95, with Australia’s pace attack dominating both innings.
Australia made 210, led by Cameron Green’s team-high 67, while Shoriful Islam took 7-48.
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon each claimed three wickets in Bangladesh’s second innings.
The two-match series finished level after Australia’s defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test at Darwin.
- Who
- Australia and Bangladesh, with Mitchell Starc leading Australia’s bowling attack.
- What
- Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test, leveling the two-match series.
- When
- The match ended within two days, with Australia completing the victory on Sunday.
- Where
- Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Australia.
- Why
- Australia sought to respond to its first-Test loss to Bangladesh in Darwin and level the series.
Australia’s Bowling Response
Australia’s Batting Concerns
Overall performance
Australia’s Bowling Response
Australia’s bowlers produced a dominant response after the loss in Darwin, dismissing Bangladesh for 64 and 95.
Australia’s Batting Concerns
Australia’s batting remained inconsistent, with the team bowled out for 210 despite holding a large advantage.
Key individual contributions
Australia’s Bowling Response
Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets, while Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon each took three wickets in the second innings.
Australia’s Batting Concerns
Cameron Green’s 67 was the highest score of the match, and Shoriful Islam’s 7-48 exposed Australia’s vulnerability with the bat.
Series outlook
Australia’s Bowling Response
The victory leveled the series and demonstrated that Australia’s bowling attack could quickly control the match.
Australia’s Batting Concerns
The report said Australia would need to address its batting flaws before its Test series in South Africa in October.
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 51 runs.
- Series
- The two-match Test series ended level.
- Mitchell Starc
- 10 wickets for 51 runs, including six in the first innings and four in the second.
- Bangladesh totals
- 64 in the first innings and 95 in the second innings.
- Australia total
- 210, with Cameron Green scoring 67.
- Top Bangladesh bowler
- Shoriful Islam took 7-48.
- Match length
- The match lasted 750 balls and finished within two days.
